by amiemccracken | Aug 28, 2011 | book review, books, reading, story
I’ve really enjoyed my Kindle, especially because I live in Germany where the supply of English books is limited. I used to go to the library once or even twice a week back in Colorado. So not having access to that many books was hard for me.The Kindle e-ink...
by amiemccracken | Jul 24, 2011 | books, reading
Hello to the people who don’t live near me! A friend and I are starting a book club. I wanted to include others who aren’t in the immediate vicinity. So I will post what book we’re reading and when we’re getting together. If you would like to...
by amiemccracken | Jun 9, 2011 | book review, books, reading, story
Congratulations to Andrea for winning the Amazon gift certificate to celebrate 200 followers! Thanks to those who entered.Another installment of books I read in 2010. We’re getting down to the bottom of the pile. But still quite a few to go! I rate on a scale of...
by amiemccracken | Apr 3, 2011 | book review, books, reading, story
Another installment of what I read in 2010. I rate on a scale of 1-5.The Nature of Monsters by Clare Clark – 2I was really hoping for more from this book. It takes an intriguing idea (an 18th-century apothecary obsessed with deformities) and just bored me. There...
by amiemccracken | Jan 30, 2011 | book review, books, reading, story
Starting with the first books I read this year and plowing through to the end. I won’t bore you with the whole list at once. I rate on a scale of 1-5.Graceling by Kristin Cashore – 3Good but I don’t quite remember it, so either it was a really fast...
by amiemccracken | Jan 23, 2011 | books
Floating bookshelves are the new rage. You can make them at home for as cheap as you wish. This is about the same as my floating DVDs tutorial, only with books, and I actually made these when we first moved in because it was so simple and I needed to get started on...
